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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ty·coon /taɪˈkuːn/ noun [countable]  SUCCESSFULRICHsomeone who is successful in business or industry and has a lot of money and power 〔工商界的〕巨头,大亨media/property/business/newspaper tycoon a multi-millionaire property tycoon 拥有数百万家财的房地产大亨
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tycoonWith the arrival of self-made tycoons such as Stagecoach's Brian Souter, the sway of the old elite may be diminishing.Jane, who won the best actress award for her role in Coming Home, recently married media tycoon Ted Turner.Now it is to be sold, along with snaps of the late Mirror newspaper tycoon with Ronald Reagan valued at up to £300.a Greek shipping tycoonOne was Pierre Poivre, the son of a prominent Lyons silk tycoon.The tycoon, who is also chairman of Dublin-based Independent Newspapers, now has a 1.3 percent shareholding in the group.media/property/business/newspaper tycoonA worthwhile alternative to becoming a business tycoon is to devote your energies to voluntary work.Orphan Lara Cameron metamorphoses into a beautiful property tycoon.The billionaire media tycoon was said to have lost the money playing baccarat.Jane, who won the best actress award for her role in Coming Home, recently married media tycoon Ted Turner.Now it is to be sold, along with snaps of the late Mirror newspaper tycoon with Ronald Reagan valued at up to £300.There were also rumours that newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell was showing more than a passing interest in Storehouse.
From Longman Business Dictionarytycoonty‧coon /taɪˈkuːn/ noun [countable] someone who is successful in business and industry and has a lot of money and powera high-powered business tycoonOrigin tycoon (1800-1900) Japanese taikun, from Chinese taijun, from tai great + jun ruler
ty·coon nounChineseSyllable
who Corpus someone in or successful industry business is Business


tycoon
tycoon /taɪˈkuːn/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Japanese
 Origin: taikun, from Chinese taijun, from tai 'great' + jun 'ruler'
someone who is successful in business or industry and has a lot of money and power
    media/property/business/newspaper tycoon
    a multi-millionaire property tycoon


ty·coonBrE /taɪˈkuːn/ 🔊NAmE /taɪˈkuːn/ 🔊 nouna person who is successful in business or industry and has become rich and powerful (企业界的)大亨,巨头,巨子a business/property/media tycoon 产业大亨;房地产巨头;传媒巨子